Opening Pieces for Concert Band

This superb arrangement features three famous melodies from Offenbach's overture to Orpheus in the Underworld. While many students are familiar with the famous Can Can, few have had the chance to expl...

This quintessential festival work will showcase your band with its bold brass fanfares, playful melodies, and an emotional uplifting middle section. Invigorating harmonies really set this apart from o...

This quintessential festival work will showcase your band with its bold brass fanfares, playful melodies, and an emotional uplifting middle section. Invigorating harmonies really set this apart from o...

This original piece is constructed as the overture of a fantasy opera. It proposes 5 distinct environments with contrasting moods (solemn, humorous ...) which could symbolize 5 characters or situation...

Großformat (A4 hoch)

Großformat (A4 hoch)

THRIUMPH OF THE OPTIMISTS ist ein schwungvolles, feierliches Eröffnungswerk. Nach der Eröffnungsfanfare erklingt eine ruhige Passage gefolgt von einem kräftigen Zwischenteil in den tiefen Registern, d...

Marschformat (A5).

Großformat (A4 hoch)

Das Werk beschreibt die Schönheit der Bucht von Plymouth. Die Komposition basiert auf zwei Themen: Als Erstes eine lyrische Melodie, als Zweites ein marziales Thema, welches die militärische Geschicht...

RUF VOM SIMILAUN - Fanfare für den Mann aus dem Eis wurde für das Jubiläum 20 Jahre Fund der Gletschermumie 'Ötzi' geschrieben. Das Werk wird mit einer markanten Fanfare eröffnet. Daraufhin folgt das...

Großformat (A4 hoch)

WHITE FIELD entstand als Auftragskomposition für die Musikkapelle Vintl und wurde beim Frühjahrskonzert am 02. April 2011 uraufgeführt. Der Titel ist eine Anlehnung an den keltischen Ursprung des Name...

Commissioned by the Woodland Park, Colorado Middle School Band, this unique work captures both the beauty and excitement of this Rocky Mountain town, as well as the mystery of its deep forests. A uniq...

This masterful work for young band begins with a snapshot in sound of the early, pristine land of North America. The rivers ran freely: some tranquil and silent, while others fast and roaring. Immedia...

The growth of young eagles into soaring adults is depicted in this well-crafted overture. The eaglets are first introduced in the poignant second theme of this sonata form work, then are heard soaring...

Commissioned to write a piece as a tribute to a horn playing band director friend, the composer decided it would be totally appropriate to weave melodies from Mozart's 3rd horn concerto into the fabri...

Based on a simple ascending three-note motif, this big and bright overture is a worthy challenge for the very best concert bands. Musically descriptive of a Seattle suburb, the composer was inspired t...

This is Viennese Opera music at its best; its popularity has endured since its premiere in 1884, primarily due to an abundance of great tunes and beautiful solos. In this authentic transcription, flut...

This 'throwback' concert band work hearkens back to the late Romantic style of von Suppe, Tchaikovsky, Rossini, and many other composers of the era, making it a delightfully fun work to put together a...

Steampunk Overture is a band work featuring a large percussion section, evoking the sounds and images of the world of steampunk: a science fiction/fantasy genre based on the concept of nineteenth cent...

The opera William Tell premiered in 1829 and was the last of Rossini's 39 operas. The fast section of the Overture has long been accepted as the Lone Ranger Theme, and has also been utilized in many c...

This composition, based on the hymn Praise to the Lord, is comprised of eight separate parts that can be played together as a concert piece or opening work. The A and B sections are different openings...